Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Senegal

Rural population share in Senegal in 2025 — 44.2%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 33.2 pp.

2025 44.2% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 77of 217
Period maximum 77.4%1960
Period minimum 44.2%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Senegal, 1960–2025405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 77.4%1962: 76.7%1964: 75%1966: 72.8%1968: 70.6%1970: 68.7%1972: 67.5%1974: 66.5%1976: 65.6%1978: 64.8%1980: 64%1982: 63.3%1984: 62.6%1986: 62%1988: 61.5%1990: 61.1%1992: 60.7%1994: 60.3%1996: 60%1998: 59.7%2000: 59.3%2002: 58.9%2004: 58.4%2006: 57.8%2008: 57.1%2010: 56.4%2012: 55.5%2014: 54.4%2016: 52.9%2018: 51.1%2020: 48.9%2022: 46.6%2024: 44.8%2025: 44.2%
Change over the period: −33.2 pp Annual average: -0.51 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Senegal

Senegal 44.2%
World 42.2%
Western Africa computed 45.8%
Rural population share — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 44.2 −0.5 pp
2024 44.8 −0.5 pp
2023 45.3 −1.3 pp
2022 46.6 −1.2 pp
2021 47.8 −1.2 pp
2020 48.9 −1.1 pp
2019 50.1 −1 pp
2018 51.1 −1 pp
2017 52.1 −0.9 pp
2016 52.9 −0.8 pp
2015 53.7 −0.7 pp
2014 54.4 −0.6 pp
2013 55 −0.5 pp
2012 55.5 −0.5 pp
2011 55.9 −0.4 pp
2010 56.4 −0.4 pp
2009 56.8 −0.4 pp
2008 57.1 −0.3 pp
2007 57.5 −0.3 pp
2006 57.8 −0.3 pp
2005 58.1 −0.3 pp
2004 58.4 −0.3 pp
2003 58.6 −0.3 pp
2002 58.9 −0.2 pp
2001 59.1 −0.2 pp
2000 59.3 −0.2 pp
1999 59.5 −0.2 pp
1998 59.7 −0.2 pp
1997 59.9 −0.2 pp
1996 60 −0.2 pp
1995 60.2 −0.2 pp
1994 60.3 −0.2 pp
1993 60.5 −0.2 pp
1992 60.7 −0.2 pp
1991 60.9 −0.2 pp
1990 61.1 −0.2 pp
1989 61.3 −0.2 pp
1988 61.5 −0.3 pp
1987 61.8 −0.3 pp
1986 62 −0.3 pp
1985 62.3 −0.3 pp
1984 62.6 −0.3 pp
1983 63 −0.3 pp
1982 63.3 −0.4 pp
1981 63.7 −0.4 pp
1980 64 −0.4 pp
1979 64.4 −0.4 pp
1978 64.8 −0.4 pp
1977 65.2 −0.4 pp
1976 65.6 −0.4 pp
1975 66.1 −0.4 pp
1974 66.5 −0.5 pp
1973 67 −0.5 pp
1972 67.5 −0.6 pp
1971 68.1 −0.7 pp
1970 68.7 −0.9 pp
1969 69.6 −1 pp
1968 70.6 −1.1 pp
1967 71.7 −1.1 pp
1966 72.8 −1.1 pp
1965 73.9 −1.1 pp
1964 75 −0.9 pp
1963 75.9 −0.7 pp
1962 76.7 −0.5 pp
1961 77.2 −0.2 pp
1960 77.4

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.